ridecamp@endurance.net: involvement

involvement

Laney Humphrey (laneyh@mbay.net)
Sat, 11 Oct 1997 09:14:41 -0700

Susan/Randy - I too have wondered what the "getting involved process" is,
Susan. I have been an AERC member since about 1991 and have about 300
miles under my belt but haven't had a competitive horse for over a year. As
I have struggled with the problems that have kept me and my horse at home,
the posts to Ridecamp have educated, inspired and entertained me. It has
been so encouraging to know that I am part of a large group of wonderful
people dealing with the same issues as me.
Endurance is such a fast growing sport, now AERC has a great opportunity
to make itself available to a whole new generation of riders as members and
contributors. Even if I never ride a competitive mile again, I would like
to contribute to AERC because the care and treatment of horses that it
promotes is so positive and so rare in the competitive horse world. Just
tell us how, Randy and other directors. Laney

Susan wrote:What is a regional director expected to do? What are the
out-of-pocket
>expenses for being a director (travel, etc)? Do you need any particular
>qualifications, ie a minimum number of AERC miles to be considered
>eligible? What about sitting on the BOD? I see alot of names listed
>for different committees---are they the entire committee or do other
>non-listed people also participate in some way? I know ride managers
>always need more help from volunteers, thus making it a Ride Manager
>Apprenticeship Program, but do director positions work the same way---or
>do you just have to be masochistic enough to throw your hat into the
>ring?
>
>I agree that sometime people would rather gripe than get involved, but
>sometime also, people don't get more involved because they're not quite
>sure how.

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